NWDA News

As part of the 2014 Northwest Dharma Association Annual Report, here is a listing of our current 108 member groups. It includes sanghas, temples, and organizations throughout the region which represent the diversity of practice within the Buddhist tradition. All the major traditions, as well as non-sectarian groups, are represented. You can find more information about each and all of…

Compassionate Action

Kilung Foundation, dedicated to bringing humanitarian and spiritual support to a key area of eastern Tibet, has been making significant progress in recent months. The organization, based on Whidbey Island in Washington state, is in particular focused on the region of Dzuchuka, in the region of Tibet traditionally known as Kham. The two key accomplishments are the launch of a…

Dharma Education

In January the extended sangha of the Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound gathered for a retreat led by teacher Michael Ciborski, and enlivened by the presence of many children. The mindfulness retreat, over the Martin Luther King weekend, was in the in the tradition of Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Our retreat was enriched by the presence of families…

Dharma in Canada

With a new affiliation, Buddhist studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are evolving to better understand living Buddhism in the 21st Century. The expanded direction was launched last October, when an existing program studying what is termed “Buddhism today,” was renamed “The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society.” From 2005 until last…

Sangha News

Just two years after opening, Drikung Seattle is bustling with activity, new people and plans. Last September the center, which practices in the Drikung Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, moved from a private residence to the West Seattle Senior Center. There the group is meeting weekly on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to noon, for meditation and group practice. Drikung Seattle…